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§ Private Profile · San Francisco, CA, USA
Pano is a technology company.
Pano has raised $81.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at Pano.
Pano has raised $81.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Pano AI develops an AI-powered platform for early wildfire detection and situational awareness. The system deploys a network of high-definition, 360-degree cameras in high-risk areas, leveraging artificial intelligence and computer vision to identify potential fire incidents. This technology provides real-time visual intelligence and data, enabling rapid verification of threats and informing decision-makers to facilitate swift and coordinated responses.
The company was co-founded in 2020 by Sonia Kastner, who serves as CEO, and Arvind Satyam, Chief Commercial Officer. Their vision emerged from the critical need to mitigate the escalating risk of wildfires through advanced technological solutions. Kastner and Satyam recognized the potential for AI and integrated camera networks to provide proactive intelligence, significantly reducing response times and containing fires before they grow into large-scale disasters.
Pano AI serves a diverse clientele, including utilities, fire professionals, and private landowners, by offering actionable intelligence for effective wildfire management. The platform enhances operational efficiency for emergency managers and first responders, improving coordination and firefighter safety. Pano AI’s long-term vision is to build a comprehensive, integrated disaster management platform focused on improving climate change resilience for communities and ecosystems worldwide.
Key people at Pano.
Pano AI is a technology company founded in 2020 that builds a fully-integrated SaaS disaster management platform focused on climate change resilience, specializing in AI-powered wildfire early detection and intelligence.[1][4] Its flagship product, Pano Rapid Detect, deploys networks of AI-enabled 360-degree cameras to ingest inputs from various geospatial locations, run change detection algorithms, and deliver real-time visual intelligence, serving utilities (e.g., PG&E, Portland General Electric), fire departments (e.g., Big Sky Montana Fire Department), government agencies, insurers, private landowners, and forestry operations like Southern Cross Forests across the U.S. and Australia.[1][2][3][4] The platform solves the critical problem of modernizing disaster preparedness by enabling faster detection, notification, and collaborative response to wildfires, helping contain fires early (e.g., 95% below 10 acres in one case) while protecting lives, property, infrastructure, and the environment; it has generated millions in revenue and raised over $8M from VCs and angels including CEOs of Gitlab, HomeLight, and People.AI.[1][4]
Headquartered in San Francisco with a global hybrid team from Cisco, Apple, and Nest, Pano demonstrates strong growth momentum through expanding deployments in four U.S. states and two Australian states, trusted partnerships, and leadership in wildfire defense amid rising climate risks.[1][3][4]
Pano AI was founded in mid-2020 by a team of seasoned technology professionals from Cisco, Apple, Nest, and similar firms, amid escalating climate-driven wildfires that highlighted gaps in traditional detection methods.[1] The idea emerged from the need to leverage advanced hardware, software, and AI to create the world's first fully-integrated disaster management platform, starting with Pano Rapid Detect as a leader in wildfire early detection.[1][2] Early traction came swiftly: within years, it secured millions in revenue, deployments across multiple U.S. and Australian regions, high-profile customers like PG&E, and over $8M in funding from top VCs and angels, marking pivotal moments in scaling from concept to enterprise-grade solution.[1][3]
Pano rides the climate tech wave, capitalizing on surging wildfire frequency due to climate change, where traditional methods fail amid labor shortages and vast terrains.[1][3][4] Timing is ideal: post-2020 investments in resilience tech align with regulatory pressures on utilities (e.g., PG&E's grid risks) and government mandates for early warning systems, amplified by events like those praised by Washington’s former Commissioner.[4] Market forces like AI hardware advances, cheaper sensors, and demand from insurers/governments for predictive tools favor Pano, positioning it as a front-line defender in a sector projected to grow with global warming.[3] It influences the ecosystem by setting standards for AI-driven disaster intel, fostering partnerships that enhance utility reliability, firefighter safety, and community resilience.
Pano is primed to expand beyond wildfires into broader disaster management (e.g., floods, bushfires), leveraging its platform for multi-hazard resilience as climate events intensify.[1] Trends like edge AI, satellite integration, and regulatory pushes for utility tech will accelerate growth, potentially dominating with global rollouts and deeper enterprise embeds. Its influence may evolve from U.S./Australia leader to worldwide standard-setter, amplifying impact as the "front line of wildfire defense" scales to protect more ecosystems—building on its mission to modernize preparedness from day one.[3][4]
Pano has raised $81.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Pano's investors include Giant Ventures, 1984 Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Congruent Ventures, Ali Tamaseb, Initialized Capital, NEO, Ride Ventures, SNR, Touchdown Ventures, Trammell Venture Partners, Oleg Rogynskyy.
Pano has raised $81.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $44.0M Series B in June 2025.
